That’s the situation ex-Navy SEAL Trace Austin faces when the President of the United States decides to eliminate the five people who know his deadly secret — a secret so disturbing that should it ever be revealed, it will send the President to prison for the rest of his life.

Trace knows the President’s secret. He is one of the five people the President must eliminate before he leaves Office and gives up his powers as President.

But Trace will not go quietly. He will fight back against all efforts to get rid of him in this edge of the seat, action-packed second book in the Trace Austin suspense thriller series that is full of twists and turns you won’t see coming.

Because Trace has no other choice.

When the President of the United States wants you dead, there is no place to hide. You resist or you die.

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My first Steven Roth novel was "Mandarin Yellow." I thought the plot remarkably well constructed and included historical events that grabbed and held on. Like a magician, Roth led the reader down one possible path to truth, all while making him wonder if his own internalized prediction could possibly be true. In "No Place to Hide," he does something similar. The background event upon which the story is told can be found in our own Cold War history. Believe it or not, the US military tested a biological weapon on its own people. It spread a pneumonia virus over San Francisco to see how effective an aerosol delivery system could be. Roth uses the reality of that old event to establish the foundation for the problems his hero, Trace Austin, now faces. In this case, Austin and his wife are trapped when a biological weapon is tested on Ft. Lauderdale where they happen to be vacationing. They are stuck in the subsequent quarantine and Austin, being nothing if not persistent, uses his computer expertise to find out what had happened. He found much more than he had anticipated and that is when his troubles began.

As one sage has said, the only way to get away with murder is to make certain there are no witnesses. Austin was a witness who could bring down those responsible for the experiment, and they were determined to see him - shall I say - unable to do them harm.

Washington DC author Steven M. Roth earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and history from Pennsylvania State University and a law degree from Duke Law School. He is retired from private law practice. Steve has published five novels to date – the Socrates Cheng mysteries: MANDARIN YELLOW, THE MOURNING WOMAN, and THE COUNTERFEIT TWIN, and the Trace Austin suspense thrillers: NO SAFE PLACE and the current NO PLACE TO HIDE. His presence in Washington, DC and his experience as a lawyer serve him well in sculpting tense, beautifully nuanced novels that blend international politics, the military, and of course crime!

When an author is able to strike a chord of fear with the opening lines, then the reader can be assured the designated genre of ‘suspense novel’ is correct. Steve does this with direct ease – ‘“Cuff the [man].” That was the last thing I heard before my face slammed against the hardwood floor, breaking my nose, splitting open my forehead, and unleashing a torrent of blood. I had answered the doorbell at my wife’s insistence — she was upstairs or somewhere else in the back part of our Washington, DC, townhouse. I immediately sized-up the man and woman standing on our porch as plainclothes cops. “You Trace Austin?” the man asked. When I said yes, he placed his palm against my chest and shoved me back into the foyer. He stepped in after me, then threw me to the floor. I started to get up, slowly pushing myself off the floor using one arm and my knee when he hooked his foot under my wrist and yanked my arm out from under me. I dropped down again, hard. “Stay on your stomach and put your hands behind your back,” he said. He turned to the woman who had entered the foyer with him. “I told you to cuff him. Do it.” The woman pulled out a set of Flex-Cuffs and stepped behind me. The man spoke to me again as the woman restrained my wrists behind my back. “Anyone else here?” “My wife. Upstairs or somewhere in the back of the house. What’s going—” “Anyone else?” I shook my head. Once my arms were secured, the man said, “On your feet.” And we’re off and running and that pace is sustained throughout this fine book.

Steve offers a synopsis that outlines the area the novel v=covers – ‘What do you do when the President wants you dead? You do the thing you were trained to do. You fight back or you die. That’s the situation ex-Navy SEAL Trace Austin faces when the President of the United States decides to eliminate the five people who know his deadly secret — a secret so disturbing that should it ever be revealed, it will send the President to prison for the rest of his life. Trace knows the President’s secret. He is one of the five people the President must eliminate before he leaves Office and gives up his powers as President. But Trace will not go quietly. He will fight back against all efforts to get rid of him. Because Trace has no other choice. When the President of the United States wants you dead, there is no place to hide. You resist or you die.’

Reading this second installment of the Trace Austin series develops a need to read the entire series – and that is a solid sigh that Seven M. Roth is a novelist of significance. Grady Harp, February 18

The second in the Trace Austin thriller series, NO PLACE TO HIDE, finds our hero in peril from the opening series of events. A decorated ex-Navy seal and attorney, Trace Austin’s somewhat rusty military skills and keen legal mind are put to the test throughout the narrative. The first in the series, NO SAFE PLACE, left us with wondering why Austin had retired “for personal reasons.” This second book still does not answer that question, but clearly sets the stage for at least one, if not more, in the series in which Austin’s former military career looks to figure prominently in the tale. There are surprises for the readers of the first thriller, both in Austin’s personal life and in revelations about the political evildoers who set OPERATION TESTING GROUND in motion in the first of the series. I look forward to the next installment and recommend new readers start from the beginning. Roth’s book thriller series is quick paced and they are fast reads.

I will receive a free copy of NO SAFE PLACE in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are solely my own.

I read this book so fast (in 2 days) and then was mad at myself because I didn't want it to end. I love books like this one! It grabbed my attention immediately and didn't let go until the last sentence in the book.Trace Austin, an ex-Seal, is caught up in a dangerous situation where he and his wife know the current President's secrets because they were involved in a secret experiment conducted without the public's knowledge. The Austins were safe for a while until the president has sinister thoughts to get rid of them in case they make the experiment public. The suspense and twists are fantastic. I liked the way the author makes sure we know the steps of the assassin because they are explained in a short chapter in between other chapters. I'm now impatiently looking forward to the next book!